Fan Ke gave a cold smile and said blandly, "I'm only following orders. The higher-ups have made it clear: taking over the InterGalactic Banking Clan and weakening the Separatists takes priority even over the Geth."
"Looks like the Council wants to start bringing this Separatist farce to an end." Longo tapped at his empty cigarette holder a few times. "The Chancellor has achieved his goal too... The Galactic Republic now has an army and power. They've made an absolute killing off this war."
Fan Ke snorted coldly. "That's why it's time to move against the InterGalactic Banking Clan... The Galactic Republic cannot allow a corporation capable of controlling the lifeblood of a nation's economy to continue existing."
"What about Master Sass Tin?" Longo asked.
"When he returns, all he'll see is Makito engulfed in Geth warfare, and us waiting to reap the benefits." A cold smile appeared at the corner of Fan Ke's mouth.
Meanwhile, in a region of space less than four seconds from Makito, a fleet composed of Aquitenes-class light cruisers and a small number of Dreadnought-class heavy cruisers was fighting as it retreated.
Behind the fleet, countless plasma bolts streaked toward them at tremendous speed, occasionally exploding against the warships' Deflector Shields.
The blue flashes from the pale-blue plasma explosions, accompanied by the violent flickering of the shields, demonstrated the sheer power of the incoming fire.
It was being fired by dozens of warships of varying sizes behind them.
Nearly all of these warships had insect-like shapes, resembling the bodies of locusts or dragonflies. The largest was more than three hundred meters long, while the smallest measured only several dozen meters. Yet these warships were extremely fast, highly maneuverable, and possessed formidable firepower!
They were unmistakably a Geth fleet!
The Republic fleet retreated in disarray. Their